Having a career resurgence has led to a lot of praise for Lions quarterback Jared Goff. Regressing a season after leading the Rams to a Super Bowl appearance, many people thought Goff was done for, but that doesn’t look to be true.
In a surprising move two seasons ago, the Lions traded Matthew Stafford to the Rams for Jared Goff and multiple first-round picks. While Goff’s first season was very hit and miss with just over 3,200 passing yards and 19 touchdowns, he was much more consistent in 2022.
Last season, Goff completed 65.1% of his passes and had over 4,440 passing yards. In the process, he had 29 touchdowns and 7 interceptions. The 4.14 TD/INT ratio that Goff recorded was the highest in the NFL for 2022, and it was the best ever for any Lions quarterback in franchise history.
We’ll see if Goff can continue to find success in Detroit, but it’s a promising sign to see him join the NFL Top-100 list with fellow teammates Aidan Hutchinson and Amon-Ra St. Brown. Here’s what was said by players around the league about what Goff did this past season:
“Week one when we played them, he was relentless. Every time our offense went out there and scored, felt like he was driving the ball down the field, putting his team in position to score. He’s going to fight until it says zero, zero, zero in the 4th quarter.” — Eagles DE Haason Reddick
“He was very effective and efficient. Played within their system and scheme and just did a good job making plays. Was able to have a really solid year.” — Dolphins DL Christian Wilkins
“Jared was all business this year.” — Lions DL Alim McNeill
You can see the full clip of Goff being ranked as the 66th player in the NFL Top 100 below:
Lions QB Jared Goff was ranked the 66th best player in the NFL.
“Week one when we played them, he was relentless.” #OnePride #NFLTop100 pic.twitter.com/fTiUaXikkF
— Russell Brown (@RussNFLDraft) July 27, 2023